I don't typically read a lot of "beach reads", but when I do, I usually like them. I found myself rolling my eyes, sighing heavily and putting the book down with this one. It just seemed so superficial. You have a group of wealthy, entitled people living on Nantucket worried about what they are wearing and who gets accepted in the privileged club of the hour. I guess I like my books with a little more "meat" to them. I did not care about these people. I could not relate to these people. Their problems were clearly and abundantly "First World". Upper class First World.
The new couple in town, Bull & Leslee, drove me crazy. These are not people I would want to spend my time with! Leslee fawning over every young attractive man who enters her presence. Bull casually overlooking how foolish Leslee makes him look. Leslee treating Coco like a servant, always at her beck and call. The whole thing was ridiculous. People just throwing their money around.
So, now for what I liked about the book. I liked the budding relationship between Sharon and Romeo, until she derailed it by thinking she should give her loser, cheating husband a second chance. Seriously, what was that about? Romeo was my favorite character in the book. He seemed to be the only person who was loyal, honest, and living his life with the best of intentions. I pretty much guessed how the Richardson's house burnt down, but I really didn't know what happened to Coco. I was interested in finding out what happened to her. I wasn't sure what to think of her relationship with Lamont. For a long time I thought Lamont was simply a womanizer, so I wasn't sure he was a good fit for Coco. I was happy to find out he was a good guy who actually loved Coco. Finally, the end of the book threw me for a loop. I wasn't expecting it, so that was a surprise for sure.
I can honestly say this was my least favorite Elin Hilderbrand book, and I've read a few.
Wendy's Rating: ***
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